#C51B23 Color

#C51B23 is rgb(197, 27, 35) in RGB and hsl(357, 76%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#C51B23

HEX#C51B23

RGBrgb(197, 27, 35)

HSLhsl(357, 76%, 44%)

HSVhsv(357, 86%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.201 26.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 82%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C51B23 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C51B23 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C51B23 Complementary#1BC5BD Analogous#C51B79 Analogous#C5681B Triadic#23C51B Triadic#1B23C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C51B23, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E22831 #E6474F #EB6B71 #F08F94 #F5B3B6 #F9D2D4

Shades

#AB171F #94141B #791116 #5E0D11 #43090C #2D0608

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